[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 217 (Thursday, November 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58241-58242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27184]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0445.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 878.
    Average Hours per Response: VMS installation, 6 hours (once every 
three years); maintenance, 4 hours per year; VMS activation checklist, 
12 minutes (once every three years).
    Burden Hours: 3,721.
    Needs and Uses: Under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Region, directs a satellite-
based vessel monitoring program to locate fishing vessels and monitor 
compliance with area restrictions in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, 
and Aleutian Islands. The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) allows the 
NMFS Office for Law Enforcement to monitor and survey vessels over vast 
expanses of open-water while maintaining the confidentiality of fishing 
positions. The VMS is required under certain conditions in the 
following fisheries: Atka Mackerel, Pollock, Pacific Cod, BSAI Crab, 
essential fish habitat (EFH) and habitat areas of particular concern 
(HAPC) in the Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska. The VMS unit is 
passive and automatic, requiring no reporting effort of the vessel 
operator.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed

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information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-
7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: November 6, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-27184 Filed 11-10-09; 8:45 am]
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